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Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Representing DNA data on websites 12 OnDoutside May 2017 May 2017 0 8448
Your thoughts on a record I found on rootsireland, curious... 3 seaglass May 2014 May 2017 0 3593
Just got off the phone with a woman who is my cousin. 9 no_hypocrisy Oct 2015 May 2017 2 5483
National Library of Ireland releases RC parish registers 5 seaglass Jul 2015 Apr 2017 7 4137
Guess what I discovered online? 2 no_hypocrisy Apr 2017 Apr 2017 5 6239
"Urgent Chrome Update" popping up in Find-a-Grave 3 CanonRay Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 5230
Just Sent Mail to Find Out About Distant Relatives 9 Algernon Moncrieff Oct 2016 Feb 2017 0 4841
Any Mayflower descends here? 25 Boudica the Lyoness Feb 2016 Feb 2017 2 9117
Irish in the American Civil War 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 2603
Any hints on finding photos of ancestors on the Internets? 12 grasswire Sep 2014 Feb 2017 1 8220
23andMe 2 TuxedoKat Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 3524
A New U.S. Budget Blueprint May Affect Genealogists 1 Sherman A1 Jan 2017 Feb 2017 5 3178
Boston Archdiocese creates online database to help Catholics trace family history 1 rug Jan 2017 Jan 2017 3 2997
Hey Guys, can anybody tell me 1 Homer Wells Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 2662
Black Friday Deals for DNA Tests? 5 TuxedoKat Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 3546
Crowdsourcing effort to raise money for photo rights for a book 0 csziggy Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 2482
passport records ??? 2 mopinko Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 2688
Could anyone here help me guess at occupation abbreviations? 8 OnionPatch Sep 2016 Oct 2016 1 4271
FindMyPast - Irish records - free through Sep 18. Also Civil Records are now online at 2 seaglass Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 2833
DNA test: Ancestry vs 23andme vs Other? Probably this question has been settled here before 12 UTUSN Apr 2016 Aug 2016 1 10505
My mother was responsible for the declassification of Nazi Propaganda at the OWI 0 cali Aug 2016 Aug 2016 7 2361
What do I do now? 4 no_hypocrisy Dec 2015 May 2016 0 3691
Isn’t this a sweet picture? 4 frogmarch Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 4614
The ‘Secret’ Details in the 1940 Census You May Be Missing 8 CanonRay Sep 2015 Mar 2016 6 4940
Ancestry.com to retire Family Tree Maker software - what software do you use? 5 seaglass Dec 2015 Feb 2016 0 5679
anyone familiar with this Dr. Spence who claims that DNA analysis is a HOAX? 14 grasswire Feb 2015 Jan 2016 1 6422
Anyone ever heard of a "tilet"? 4 csziggy Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 4579
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 dem in texas Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 2219
Find My Past is free this weekend - mid day 9/18 thru mid day 9/21 GMT 3 seaglass Sep 2015 Sep 2015 4 3169
Ancestry expert traces Hillary's roots.... 3 Little Star Apr 2015 Aug 2015 4 4455

Ancestry/Genealogy Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Don’t let lack of records stop your search 1 csziggy Apr 2015 Apr 2015 9 3564
Article on long-term storage of electronic data 1 HeiressofBickworth Feb 2015 Apr 2015 1 2726
“Who Do You Think You Are?” returns on 3/8/15.. 0 Little Star Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 2959
The Germanna Colony 5 shanti Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 4214
Believe it or not, I knew and loved two of the people in these pictures: 5 IDemo Feb 2015 Feb 2015 14 3957
Looking for World War II submariners 5 csziggy Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 4202
All of Ireland’s Catholic Church records to go online 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 7 2912
A question about naming conventions of the 18th century. 5 OnionPatch Jan 2015 Jan 2015 0 4842
Civil War tragedy 6 csziggy Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 4853
Louisiana Death Index help needed 2 CountAllVotes Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 3212
Is Ancestry.com down? 2 PADemD Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 3165
"Find my past" is free this weekend - starting 11/7 at 12:00 GMT thru 11/10 1 seaglass Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 3112
can you tell the era of this photo? 39 grasswire Oct 2014 Oct 2014 14 15928
National Archives - Virtual Genealogy Fair - 10/28, 29 and 30 0 seaglass Oct 2014 Oct 2014 3 2487
CNN HOSTS JOURNEY TO FIND THEIR “ROOTS” 2 Little Star Oct 2014 Oct 2014 5 3250
sometimes family stories of Indian ancestry are totally wrong 10 flyingfysh Nov 2013 Oct 2014 1 6467
Roots Ireland now offering subscription services - starting at 1 month subscription 0 seaglass Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 2609
Anyone get the DNA test from Ancestry.com? 39 whathehell Aug 2014 Sep 2014 5 16614
ancestry.com info. 21 CountAllVotes Nov 2012 Sep 2014 2 10610
Who Do You Think You Are, Season 5.... 6 Little Star Jul 2014 Sep 2014 2 3969
A list of my family tree surnames..... [View all] 55 AverageJoe90 Jul 2013 Sep 2014 0 38507
I found a fourth cousin 2 GentryDixon Jul 2014 Aug 2014 5 3024
You know what would be really good of facebook to do? Start an ancestry ancestral 6 applegrove Jul 2014 Jul 2014 1 4069
When you can't find a birth record 0 me b zola Jul 2014 Jul 2014 1 3110
Found while searching online: Saginaw News Dec. 1, 1899: 1 No Vested Interest Jul 2014 Jul 2014 1 2781
Ahhhh I'm losing my mind! 6 grasswire Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 4201
how do you preserve an aggregate of family memorabilia... 6 grasswire Jul 2014 Jul 2014 3 4091
Researchers Discuss Origins of Melungeon Heritage at Annual Event 3 carolinayellowdog Jul 2014 Jul 2014 0 3360
TLC's 'Who Do You Think You Are' Season 5...... 1 Little Star Jun 2014 Jul 2014 6 2678
Rootsweb.com -- UPDATE 7 HeiressofBickworth Apr 2014 Jun 2014 5 4921

Ancestry/Genealogy Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
DNA testing: Let's revisit it. 4 CBHagman Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 5295
Anybody else having issues with Rootsweb today? 3 AverageJoe90 Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 5371
Ancestry.com has been down since yesterday afternoon 4 CanonRay Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 3801
Family Records and Registers - Library of Congress - ornate forms from 1800s 1 seaglass Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 4866
Re LDS and ancestry.com 3 No Vested Interest Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 3067
Ancestry is cancelling MyCanvas and other services as of September 3. 7 DebJ Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 4649
My amazing (to me) DU ancestry story 3 cali Jun 2014 Jun 2014 7 3901
Found an ancestor of mine from 12th century Scotland 3 YoungDemCA May 2014 May 2014 0 3258
24 hrs free access to Irish Newspapers - good until 4/17 3 seaglass Apr 2014 May 2014 4 3293
Are there any registered genealogists here ? 1 Boomerproud Apr 2014 May 2014 0 2732
White servitude in Maryland. 2 mia Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 2976
Online Civil War records free until April 30 1 dragonlady Apr 2014 Apr 2014 3 2390
Free access to Ancestry (local library) 0 Digit Apr 2014 Apr 2014 3 2228
any I-P109 haplogroup-ers here? 1 grasswire Dec 2013 Apr 2014 1 3517
Which DNA test to order? 2 WolverineDG Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 2863
300 year wedding anniversary 0 frogmarch Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 2290
You Won’t Believe Who Romney’s Related To.. 12 Little Star Dec 2012 Apr 2014 3 7118
Ancestry Gives Free Access to Irish Records through St. Patrick's Day. 3 CBHagman Mar 2014 Mar 2014 4 3122
There was something interesting 3 roguevalley Oct 2013 Mar 2014 4 3217
DNA testing may establish lineage going back more than 500 years 12 Matilda Sep 2012 Mar 2014 7 10196
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